2002 AUDI A4 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY SO THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THIS FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT HAD BECOME CAUGHT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT HAD NOT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,600. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF UPDATED 01/31/11

NO KNOWN EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN AUDI A4 OF MODEL YEAR 2002-06. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THE 2002-2005(6) AUDI A4 WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF AND OFTEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY ANN ACCIDENT OR IMPROPER CARE BUT RATHER FAULTY MANUFACTURING. IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THIS PROBLEM BEGINS IT WILL TYPICALLY OCCUR REGULARLY (EVERY USE OF THE VEHICLE). REPLACING THE BULBS DOES NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS INHERENT IN THE IGNITER WHICH AUDI CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $600. *TR

2002 AUDI A4 WITH HID HEAD LAMPS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. GET AN ERROR CODE "FRONT RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" OR "LEFT FRONT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" WHILE LIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS SUCH THAT I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ON 2002 AUDI A4 QUATTRO KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AFTER MULTIPLE DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE. *TR

MY 2002 AUDI A4 3.0 HAS A RECURRING ISSUE WHERE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WILL DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN GET A "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" NOTIFICATION. IF I TAP THE EXTERIOR OF THE LIGHT IT WILL TEMPORARILY RETURN TO POWER. BUT WITHIN A FEW MORE MINUTES THE LIGHT GOES BACK OUT. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT BROUGHT ON THE FAILURE. IT JUST HAPPENED ONE NIGHT AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE THEN. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH ONE MECHANIC HAS SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT FOR CLOSE TO $1000. THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN'T AFFORD, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TICKETABLE OFFENSE SO I'VE BEEN FORCED TO LIMIT MY NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING DRIVING. *TR

MY 2002 AUDI A4 HAS A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS DEFECT RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF MY ABILITY TO PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE (AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION). THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST MONTH ( WHICH IS WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED). I WAS FACED WITH A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE WHERE I NEEDED TO REVERSE IN ORDER TO AVOID A BUS FROM HITTING MY CAR WHILE IT WAS TURNING ONTO THE ROAD I WAS STOPPED AT. THE REVERSE DID NOT WORK, AND IT ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I QUICKLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO REVERSE AND LUCKILY (THAT TIME) IT WORKED. I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY CAR DOESN'T REVERSE THE PRND FLASHES ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR AUDI A4'S. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY ERROR THAT AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILING AND SAID IT WILL GET WORSE OVER TIME. I CALLED MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I OWN A 2002 AUDI A4 1.8L TURBO. EVERY TIME I NEED TO USE MY HEADLIGHTS, I GET A "LEFT HEADLAMP DIPPED" MESSAGE AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON. THERE ARE NO EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THIS OTHER THAN STARTING THE CAR AND TURNING MY LIGHTS ON. IT HAS OCCURRED NOW FOR 1 YEAR. AT FIRST, TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY WOULD TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM AND TURN BOTH LIGHTS ON. BUT NOW, THE LEFT LIGHT WILL NEVER TURN ON AND THE ERROR MESSAGE STILL APPEARS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AND READ MANY AUDI OWNERS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT PROBLEM- ALL OF WHICH HAVE NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE, EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO AUDI DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE. AUDI TECHNICIANS ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE ANSWER, AND AUDI SEEMS TO BE PERPLEXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT! ESSENTIALLY, I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF LOSING MY ONLY WORKING HEADLIGHT, AND FOR FEAR OF BEING TICKETED BY POLICE. AUDI NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION AND FIX THEIR HEADLAMPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 119000.

2002 AUDI A4 3.0 QUATTRO SEDAN HAS HAD PULSATING/FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IF NOT A YEAR OR TWO. CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PULSATING HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED. THEREAFTER, AUDI INDICATED "LEFT DIPPING HEADLIGHT" WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT DIED. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARGUMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE NOTION THAT AUDI/ AUDI OF AMERICA HAS HAD A DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE IN TERMS OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM YET HAVE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SOLVE IT. *TR